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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mosher Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mosher Corners and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • Astronomy & Satellites ...
    • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
    • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Mosher Corners:
    • 42.590905, -76.401325
    • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mosher Corners
  • Waymarking ...
    • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mosher Corners ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Chipman Corners
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chipman Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman Corners
    • Chipman Corners is located in Cayuga County
  • Freeville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeville
    • Freeville is located in Tompkins County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 478 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeville <2>
  • Goosetree
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goosetree have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goosetree
    • Goosetree is located in Cayuga County
  • Grotto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grotto have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grotto
    • Grotto is located in Tompkins County
  • Halls Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
    • Halls Corner is located in Cayuga County
  • Head Corners
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Head Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Head Corners
    • Head Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Howland Corners
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howland Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland Corners
    • Howland Corners is located in Tompkins County
  • Locke
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Peruville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peruville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruville
    • Peruville is located in Tompkins County
  • Pine Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Hollow
    • Pine Hollow is located in Cayuga County
  • Red Mills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Mills
    • Red Mills is located in Tompkins County
  • Summer Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
    • Summer Hill is located in Cayuga County
    • Summer Hill has also been known as:
    • Plato

How Far From Mosher Corners to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mosher Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mosher Corners and extending to:

  • Ithaca, which is the Seat of Tompkins County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mosher Corners to Ithaca, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 134 miles [215.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 257 miles [413.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,310 miles [6,936.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mosher Corners. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Tompkins County: www.co.tompkins.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mosher Corners) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mosher Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5909, Longitude: -76.4013       In this case, the coordinates for Mosher Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<5>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mosher Corners to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.202 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.241 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.911 degrees.









 

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